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supersample

supersample verb: to antialias by taking samples at several points inside each pixel and choosing an average colour value.

Verb

supersample (third-person singular simple present supersamples, present participle supersampling, simple past and past participle supersampled)

  1. (transitive) To antialias by taking samples at several points inside each pixel and choosing an average colour value.
    • As mentioned earlier, supersampling will at least decrease the sampling rate at which aliasing begins.1994, David S. Ebert, Texturing and Modeling: A Procedural Approach, page 65

Forms of supersample

third-person singular presentsupersamples
present participlesupersampling
past participlesupersampled
pastsupersampled

Origin of supersample

From super- + sample.

Words formed from supersample

Questions about supersample

What does supersample mean?
Supersample means to antialias by taking samples at several points inside each pixel and choosing an average colour value.
What part of speech is supersample?
Supersample is a verb.
What is the past tense of supersample?
The past tense of supersample is supersampled.

Words near supersample in the dictionary

  1. supersalient
  2. supersaline
  3. supersalt
  4. supersalts
  5. supersalty
  6. supersample
  7. supersampled
  8. supersampler
  9. supersamplers
  10. supersamples
  11. supersampling

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